Peter Knight

Bradfield Brewery Raise a Glass for this year's London Marathon!!!

Fundraising for Myaware - Fighting Myasthenia Together
£1,967
raised of £2,000 target
by 32 supporters
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Event: London Marathon 2019, on 28 April 2019
Myaware - Fighting Myasthenia Together

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RCN 1046443 (England & Wales) and SC044744 (Scotland)
We increase public and medical awareness to support people with myasthenia

Story

Well here we are again...but not in a bottle costume this time! Yes - this year we are going for it in a new costume! With the amazing support of Bradfield Brewery we are attempting to beat the Guinness World Record as the fastest glass to run a marathon.  The target to beat is 4 hours.  We've been working hard with costume makers Frenzy Creative to try and get the costume as lightweight and streamlined as possible without compromising the strict rules stipulated by the GWR team. There is no doubtthat this will be tough especially if the weather is as warm as last year!

This year I will be raising money for Myaware. This is a relatively new charity to me - but I became aware of the work the charity does after finding that a friends partner is affected by myasthenia.  

Myasthenia means muscle weakness

  • Myasthenia affects all ages and genders. It is treatable and can be brought under good control with medication but in some circumstances it can be fatal.
  • It affects the muscles that let you move but not the automatic ones like your heart that you don't have to think about. Your brain tells your muscles to work, but the message doesn't get through.
  • Myasthenia gravis, ocular myasthenia and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome are autoimmune conditions whereas congenial myasthenic syndrome is caused by an inherited genetic fault.
More information can be found about the charity on the Myaware website www.myaware.org. Any donation to my chosen charity will be a massive boost to me as I'm running round the streets of London in a costume that is nearly as big as me! Please visit my justgiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/fastglass

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Thanks for looking at my page and I hope to keep you updated on my training and progress as I head towards the marathon goal.

About the charity

Myaware - Fighting Myasthenia Together

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RCN 1046443 (England & Wales) and SC044744 (Scotland)
We support people with myasthenia and their families, increase public and medical awareness of the condition and raise funds for research and support staff. Our aim is to make life easier for people with myasthenia and their families by providing information, advice and support.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,966.80
+ £171.56 Gift Aid
Online donations
£778.80
Offline donations
£1,188.00

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